I'm looking to buy a plate chiller and I'm wondering if the Blichmann is worth the premium over other brands that all seem to be about $50-$100 cheaper. If there is an alternate model what would you recommend?
Plate chillers...therminator worth it?
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I love my Duda B3-23A 30 Plate chiller. It chills wort just as fast as my March will pump it through.
+1 on Duda Diesel.
Take a good look at the port configuration, and make sure to order the type that fits your setup.
As an early Duda adopter, I bought the one with 1/2" male nipples on all four ports. First I used barbs, then later it was easy to convert them all to 1/2" camlocks. That was the easiest and best way to isolate the plate chiller for cleaning, and storing.
Now if you use a garden hose, think about how you want to connect that to the water side.
Take a good look at the port configuration, and make sure to order the type that fits your setup.
As an early Duda adopter, I bought the one with 1/2" male nipples on all four ports. First I used barbs, then later it was easy to convert them all to 1/2" camlocks. That was the easiest and best way to isolate the plate chiller for cleaning, and storing.
Now if you use a garden hose, think about how you want to connect that to the water side.
Take a look at our selection. We only carry the Duda 23A-30 because it's the best combo of price and performance. We also include mounting wingnuts and bundle with camlocks and an output temp solution as well. Incidentally even fully equipped, it's still cheaper than the Therminator.
http://brewhardware.com/plate-chiller
http://brewhardware.com/plate-chiller
Agreed. I got the one that came with the 3/4" hose connection... I'm really thinking I should have gone with the MPT so I could have fashioned a QD for the hose as well.
Other than that.. zero complaints.
Exactly. The configuration with hose thread nipples on the water side seem to be the common default, I see a lot of pictures posted with those. But they are quite inflexible if you want to change that later.
Whether you need 30 or 40 plates depends on the brew size and speed at which you can or want to chill. To get the first 80-some degrees down, it doesn't seem to make much difference, unless you go one-pass into your fermentor and throttle the output.
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